equally
/ˈiːkwəli/adverb
equally is spelled E-Q-U-A-L-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, equally means “In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in equally?
| Letters | 7: E-Q-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is equally?
Equally appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce equally?
- /ˈiːkwəli/
- /ˈiːkəli/
Equally has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-equally.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of equally
- more equally comparative
- most equally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does equally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly
All citizens are equally taxed.
- 2
In equal degree or extent; just as.
The gas stations are equally far from the highway.
- 3
Used to link two or more coordinate elements
John suffered setbacks at his job. Equally, Frank's business slowed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Equally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an equal manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | également |
| German | gleichermaßen, gleich, gleichmäßig |
| Portuguese | igualmente |
| Spanish | igualmente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does equally come from?
From equal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).